Joyojeet Pal of University of Michigan asked me to forward this: The University of Michigan is hosting a hybrid conference on Social Media and Society in India April 7-8, 2023, featuring a host of speakers to discuss various ways in which social media is impacting contemporary life in India. Attending speakers include movie actors, activists, educators, lawyers, journalists, physicians, and entertainers, representing topics covering a range of contemporary concerns in healthcare, media, food, travel, misinformation, and activism. https://influencers.conference.si.umich.edu/ The conference is at the heels of a widely subscribed and successful event last year, the talks and archives of which are now public: http://joyojeet.people.si.umich.edu/influencers2022.htm It's a free hybrid event, and registration is now open for in-person and online attendance via zoom. In addition to the talks, we are including a feature in which attendees can have “office hours”, a 1:1 meeting with a speaker of upto 15 minutes during the conference. There is also a student session that we welcome submissions to: https://joyojeet.people.si.umich.edu/smsi-cfp.html The registration link is now live at the conference page